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Last checked 5 October 2026

# Cline: Pricing, Features & Alternatives (2026)

The Open Coding Agent.

## Overview

Cline is an open-source coding agent for the editor, terminal, desktop, and an SDK, licensed Apache 2.0. The homepage says it can plan then act, edit across a project, run bash, and use Claude, GPT, Gemini, Ollama, LM Studio, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint.

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## Pricing

https://cline.bot/pricing says the open-source extension is free for individual developers and that you pay only for AI inference, with your own API keys or the Cline provider. Enterprise pricing is not given a dollar amount; the page lists SSO, SLA, JetBrains, and team management as organization features. Last checked 5 October 2026.

## Video walkthrough

Introducing Cline CLI 2.0 · Cline

## Features

- It can carry a stretch of the work, then wait. A person still approves anything that leaves the building.

- Integrations: VS Code, CLI, Slack, Discord, Telegram, Linear, GitHub Actions, GitLab.

- Not sold as one named foundation model on the pages we opened.

Autonomy: Semi-autonomous. Team size: Solo, Small team, Mid-market.

## Pros

- Free tier available. Starting price: Free.

- Connects to VS Code, CLI, Slack, Discord.

- Developers who want an open-source agent and their own model key

## Cons

- We did not open a trust report for this product. Read the vendor's current security page before you send customer, candidate, or client data.

## Who it is for

Developers who want an open-source agent and their own model key

## Alternatives

Other products that appear in the same categories.

- Augment CodeFrom $20/mo

- Claude CodeFrom $17/mo

- CursorFrom $20/mo

- DevinFree, then $20/mo

- GitHub CopilotFree, then $10/user/mo

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## Where it ranks

- Best AI Coding Agents#7 of 10